Comments on: Preview of New Lacey Lane Subdivision

By: jen22205

jen22205 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:58:00 +0000

Does anyone know how much the land was purchased for?

By: flyover_country

flyover_country — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:52:06 +0000

Could be worse I guess, off Allan Rd in Washington DC:
http://goo.gl/wo8bc

By: McHater

McHater — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:25:29 +0000

Thanks for the reply to my post way above. But why would building with brick erode their profit? It didn’t in the ’30s through the ’80s. What happened? Did brick go up in cost? (I have seen a few all-brick McMansions–on Lorcom Lane in 22207. I bet theyr’e about $2.5 million each.)

By: HereYouGo

HereYouGo — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:47:50 +0000

Okay, it’s not 1920s but I figured it was close enough since it was early 1940s and was kind of a recent transaction. Also, looking for a home of this age with 0 or little renovations is tough. This one wasn’t renovated. It’s not advertised as NOT renovated but who would advertise it that way. But from the add “.Looking for that new owner who is excited about returning this beauty back to the period of grace elegance.” you can see it needs work. No one said anything about limiting the bedrooms or acreage. So if you want to find a 75+ year home with no renovations, on a tiny lot, and only 2 bedrooms obviously you’ll be hard pressed to find one for $1.4. But if you’re looking for an original 20s era home for $1.4 they are a few out there. So is this home a McMansion?

By: DCBuff

DCBuff — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:59:11 +0000

The link takes me to a house built in the 1940s, on nearly a full acre, with 6 bedrooms, and that is most certainly not a Sears bungalow, with no evidence that it had not been upgraded. So, HereYouGo didn’t go anywhere near anything.

By: debt ratio

debt ratio — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:48:08 +0000

Who is “they” who had a chance to innovate? Did you really think that anyone would buy the property for community’s enjoyment? Seriously?

Now, the new houses going in on the other side of the street are horrific.

By: debt raio

debt raio — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:42:54 +0000

The lot is over 1.5 acres. There is something like 44K square feet to an acre. With 66K square feet, it seems as if they could have put 11 houses there since a house can be built on a 6K sf lot.

By: Debt Ratio

Debt Ratio — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:40:16 +0000

I agree. The previous owner had the right to sell his/her property, the buyer has the right to build (and is doing so in a manner that doesn’t require him to get a variance), potential homeowners have the right to spend their money as they choose. To the extent that they want to become a part of the community, they should be welcomed. Quite frankly, I would rather have nice, large homes than these poorly maintained houses that are better suited for West Virginia.

By: Zanne

Zanne — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:14:57 +0000

As a longtime Lacy Woods neighborhood resident I just think an opportunity was missed here. It takes a lot of time and effort to aggregate this much land in the county. It is definitely now the developers property to dispose of as they see fit…this is VA after all; but they had the chance to innovate here and blew it. It shows a lack of vision and creativity. This is classic get the most cash out of the site as they think they can…as is their right. With a zoning varience, this might have been zero lot lines or a cottage cohousing concept built over a communal garage. Not every family in Arlington is 2 working adults and 2.5 children.

By: Hee-Haw

Hee-Haw — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:52:28 +0000

Boo-yah ! Bang Biscuit ! In yo face !